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Bridget
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Passionate, collaborative editor with 20+ years experience at Chronicle Books: nonfiction, art, design, creativity, illustrated, photography
Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Photography, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Architecture, Entertainment, Nature, and Design.
Work experience:
- Chronicle Books
Katrina
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Copyeditor/proofreader specializing in memoirs, education, and computer science. Polishing up language while retaining the author's voice.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Education & Reference, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- No Starch Press
- Pearson Education
- Self-employed
Nicole
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San Francisco, CA, USA
I am an editor and project manager specializing in contemporary visual and performing arts, as well as art history.
Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Photography.
Work experience:
- Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA)
- Self-employed
- Prompt
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Diana
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San Francisco, CA, USA
New York Times bestselling editor with 18 years of experience specializing in self-help, narrative nonfiction, wellness, and spirituality
Genres: Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- Sounds True
- Simon & Schuster
- Diana Ventimiglia
- Hachette
Molly
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Editor and book coach specializing in memoirs and other nonfiction. I give detailed, encouraging edits and love making sentences sing!
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, and Home & Garden.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Edible Communities
- Various
Rachel
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San Francisco, CA, USA
A seasoned writer and award-winning editor of bestselling books and proposals that command high advances with a focus on science and health
Genres: Health & Wellbeing and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Ted Books
- Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
- Self-employed
Michael
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Literary agent with 15 years of industry experience offering developmental editing, editorial assessment, and query workshopping.
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Veritas Literary
- Self-employed
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Pam
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Experienced copyeditor and proofreader of books and magazines in all genres and age categories, but my speciality is in teen books.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, LGBTQ Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- SF Apartment Magazine
- Zest Books
- Razorbill, Penguin
- American Psychological Association
Crystal
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San Francisco Bay Area , CA, USA
Collaborative, versatile editor + sensitivity reader with bestselling titles in self-help, mind, body, spirit, and marginalized communities.
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Writing & Publishing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Callisto Media
Susie
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San Francisco, CA, USA
A veteran freelance copy editor for Oxford University Press, I have the experience and skills to give your manuscript a final polish.
Genres: Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Music, Religion & Spirituality, Art, Philosophy, and Psychology.
Work experience:
- Judicial Council of California
- Self-employed
- LexisNexis
Staci
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Developmental & copy editor for over a decade, including NYT bestselling authors. Especially love memoir, contemporary fiction.
Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Broadleaf Books
Alice
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San Francisco, CA, USA
10 years specializing in copy-editing for academic non-fiction. Communication, depth, and precision for any manuscript.
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Political Science & Current Affairs.
Work experience:
- Grammarly
- Stanford University
- Shmoop
- Russian Life Magazine
Marisa
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San Francisco, CA, USA
Marisa is a book editor specializing in women's wellness, self-improvement, and the motherhood journey.
Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, and Sex & Relationships.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jennifer
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San Diego, CA, USA
I have 10 years of experience working in publishing in development, editorial, royalties, and literary agenting.
Genres: Literary Fiction and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Annie
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San Diego, CA, USA
I’m a literary agent w/ over 17 years of experience in the publishing industry. I work on a range of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Margret McBride Literary Agency
- Zoetrope: All-Story
Marilyn
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San Jose, CA, USA
Editor and proofreader with more than 30 years in the publishing industry.
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Technology, and Psychology.
Work experience:
- Gartner
Lourdes
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San Diego, CA, USA
Creative, collaborative editor, with more than 35 years of editing experience in publishing and journalism.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Cultural & Ethnic, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- University of California, San Diego
- Newsday
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- The Miami Herald
- Chicago Tribune
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